Arabian penisula

The scroll reads: "Arabia is divided into Arabia Felix, Petrea and Deserta. Deserta is where the sons of Israel lived with no human garrison for forty years…Petrea, whose chief city is Petra, has among its memorable sights the Mount Sinai where Moses received the Law...Felix is so called because of its incredible fertility due to the temperate climate and to the many rivers flowing through it, in addition to the mines of Gold, Silver, and metals of all sorts, and great abundance of spices of different kinds..." Photo: Rabatti&Domingie